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intellegent, i assumed from your post that i offended you in some way but my last post was not directed towards you. is there something you found offensive in it, or are you just lacking in verbal sensitivity?
bklyn19: a bipolar person is still one person. he may have two different ways of acting i.e. one minute depressed the next on cloud 9, but he or she is still one person.
im sure thats what you meant, just clarifying
queen of persia: what about Sha’ar HaTorah?
i dont understand why its so hard for some people to come to terms with their own superiority as a Jew! don’t you feel elevated when/if you’re on the subway, and you cant help but compare yourself to the TRASH that very often occupies the train?????????
maybe its too much american patriotism. ive known thta feeling once upon a time, but i got over it eventually bH.
i think we have to ask ourselves: are we american Jews or Jewish americans?
which is the ikar and which is the tafel?
its not just a risk, its a HUGE risk.
!!!!! was gonna be my next argument. maybe its just the irish culture, but i wouldnt know lol.
im assuming you missed my post, brooklyner.
illini: thats not for me to decide, i was just stating my opinion, and you stated yours, and probably if i was in your place id be feeling put down as you described, but it’s a different view when you’re looking at it objectively. we can just agree to disagree.
and i respect that you had respect, even though bklyn is probably younger than you, to me thats a sign of maturity and graciousness. “bashing” was probably not the right word to use.
lol brooklyn and ireland you two sound like old friends who just crack jokes with each other all day
of course. when Hashem sees that our tefillos are lax because we’re doing well, He sends us “reminders” that really everything is in His hands and not ours. nothing is kochi v’otzem adi, and when we think that way and become too comfy with our lives, Hashem needs to let us know Who’s in charge.
the tragedy in Mumbai brought Jews of every stripe together. and it created ahavas Yisroel. it inspired many women to light Shabbos candles for the first time. obviously the ideal thing is to be able to have all this WITHOUT a tragedy calling for it, bimheira biyameinu.
bkyln19, apparently it’s being used more and more often, so be careful of which words you call “stupid” because the user of that word might be of a sensitive nature and get offended, because you would be implying that the user of that word is also stupid.
in general, i dont like the word stupid, it’s just a polite (if you can call it that) way of saying worse things. like a euphemism i guess
yup. completely maskim. (that might be a first for you, no? lol)
thats a great idea! im all for it.
ill get back to you iyH tomorrow. Gn!
different for everyone, maybe i just gain and you dont, i dont mean that in a mean way, but maybe some people go on just to have fun, and some other people go on for other reasons, like gaining. in what way, thats different for every person as well. its subjective.
joseph: yes, there was a fire 2 nights ago in my house. Baruch Hashem, everyone got out OK, as i mentioned before i was up that late because of YWN CR. it was pretty scary, theres a lot of damage, but as i said, Baruch Hashem. it could have been worse.
oooooh i got it lol.
and i have a good idea for 119—-how about we each pick a letter? like ill take Reish. unless that would be too complicated to add to the spreadsheet….
also, are we only starting when every perek is taken??
ive read countless books on the Holocaust, and have always felt emotional about it, but when i was in Washington last year and visited the Holocaust Museum…it was beyond emotion. many people there were crying.
ive never been to Yad Vashem, i wish.
if anyone plans on going, and R’ Teller is speaking, I highly recommend you go with him. He’s spoken at my school a few times…hes great.
asdfghjkl: you go it 🙂
so youll see me on weekends lol.
whats the time difference btw?
now we just post news stuff in the CR 🙂
now that tzippi mentioned it, a great way of actually FEELING like you have an actual, real, solid relationship with Hashem is literally talking to Him, and it can 100% be in your own language if Hebrew is too hard. i had a hard time davening altogether, until i really started cultivating a relationship! like i have conversations. its an amazing thing, because Hashem is so imminent, and not transcendent, like many pre-Chassidists liked to think.
during Shema Koleinu, right before “Ki Ata Shomeia” and in Elokai Netzor, right before “Yihiyu L’Ratzon Imrei Phi…” (or right after your personal passuk, if you say it.
just ask Hashem for whatever you need/want.
and remember, Hashem always answers, but sometimes the answer is NO. think that over a bit, it took me awhile to come to terms with it.
gl!
what about my last post? did it get approved or youre just a little tired today? 🙂
I was too busy responding to all the “where is my post” questions to be able to read and approve the real posts :o) YW Moderator-72
i dont know if you realized, but i was quoting intellegent.
unless your comment wasnt directed at me
a. Manhattan has 2 Ts.
b. im pretty sure the midnight appointment was made by John Madison, and he appointed some big judge i forget who (not Marshall)
emailed my whole school.
go NY
intellegent: because when you mentined that this CR sounds like a bunch of HS girls, you put in parentheses something like (right BYM and bklyn19??).
lol
first, i would like to thank yashrus20 for providing me with an answer to the question on many applications and in interviews…what makes you unique and different from everyone else? lol jk but i appreciate the analysis of me. i have to say that it doesnt come naturally for me to live in “reality.” i had to work for it, and hard, and inspire myself, because no one was doing it for me. BH though, i go to an excellent school which provided tha basics for long-lasting inspiration. key words here being “long-lasting.”
i love the “heebeejeebee” description 🙂
maybe i shoudnt apply…its causing enough stress as it is lol
yashrus20 you put it perfectly. but it is also a “kosher” form of entertainment for BY girls.
intellegent: im LOL.
Baruch Hashem, I can multi-task. good practice for the future iyH. 🙂
of course, there are times when i neglect to do my “homework”–i feel like a 2yr old lol.
and of course, the repercussions are pretty bad cuz i pretty much only post at night…and im usually up late just posting…and i wake up at 6:20…so it gets to the point where some nights i have to exercise extraordinary restraint…hasnt happened yet though.
but i would like to announce with gratitude to Hashem (sounds like an invitation lol)
that BECAUSE i am on YWN at late hours, i was up 2 nights ago when a fire burned down a good portion of our home. i really believe that Hashem introduced me to YWN just 2-3 weeks ago for this purpose. Hashem is always mashgiach aleinu, sometimes we see it and sometimes we dont.
and now i can announce that i dont think this is bitul zman. i gain tremendously and get to post my opinions on matters where i otherwise would have not had the same chance, as yashrus20 mentioned, and hopefully others gain from it.
i actually think bklyn19 has reacted pretty admirably considering the circumstances i.e. being bashed by everyone here, and no, im not saying this cuz im a teenager.
bklyn19: ive pretty much made it clear that i dont condone any of the behavior diplayed by boys/men on Purim. if youll go back to the post you commented on, youll realize that i was merely attempting to clarify what squeak said, because my INITIAL reaction to anon’s “isnt it illegal…” was the same as squeak’s.
i hope this clarifies things for you and restores your “expectations” of me.
btw, im not familiar with “dina dimalchusa dina”…where is it quoted?
yashrus20, howd the kugel come out?
also, you mentioned that women are afraid of desserts…i think you meant to say that theyre afraid of THEMSELVES when theyre near dessert. they dont want to be tempted.
and btw, try not to stereotype about women…because many if not most appreciate and love food they just wont admit it!
yashrus20, you as good as admitted it, but i gotta ask…are you chauvinistic???
at least youre a chauvinistic ben Torah…
but with regard to the question at hand…absolutely, definitely, no question.
could be cuz im pretty new here…but i get the impression that even old-timers are addicted…
chasid-of-Hashem: if i counted correctly (im not going thru that a second time), there are 44 presidents? (not including Obama).
asdfghjkl: so whats in ireland, do you have a government or youre controlled by the US? (isnt it Great Britain?) lol
i understand that. that may be why its not really an option, unless she gets a great paying job and can balance kids and the hours. thats why its not for e/o.
Jospeh, i agree but i think that girls who really want to be moser nefesh for their husbands to learn pretty much full time for the rest of their lives can accomplish this, b’ezras Hashem, no matter what it takes
“HaBah L’Taher, Misayin Oso.”
asdfghjkl: are you a teenager? here i am, thinking that youre some married woman from ireland who likes to put 3,000 exclamation marks at the end of each phrase….lol.
ive BH been there 3 times, and my 4th is coming up in June iyH. my sister lives there now and my brother is learning there.
we actually had a special class last year called yediat h’aretz–all about Eretz Yisrael and hilchos Shemittah and Zionism….anything about E’Y that you can imagine. really opened my eyes and my heart is seriously just waiting to board the plane!!!
squeak pretty much echoed my thoughts when i read anon’s “isnt it illegal…”
i think he meant that of course, we go according to the law but the Torah is Supreme and just because theres a law out there that says drinking alcohol when under the age of 21 is illegal, does that mean its a terrible thing to do and that we shouldnt try to keep a mitzvah of being b’simcha on purim?
unless the mitzvah doesnt specifically say to drink…butim not familiar with it.
you know, ive seen many Jewish, frum women running in marathons, because my father has ran a few, and ive seen them while waiting for my father to cross the finish line. they looked perfectly tznius, there was nothing wrong with it, i even used to think i would one day run with my father in one of these marathons lol but anyway rabbiofberlin: By doesnt necessarily mean “very frum” it kud just mean “normal frum”
i like the sponsorship program, but that can prove to be very limited b/c not every single Jew is wealthy and those that are sometimes dont support the kollel lifestyle.
but whats wrong with the wife going out and earning a living?? were not in the medieval ages anymore, and yes, it IS possible for mothers to juggle their domestic responsibilities and a job. of course, im not gonna be narrow minded and say this is the way that all women should do it. im just saying that if theres a wife/mother out there that can handle it, then why not?? its a perfect option for many (not all!)
intellegent, i am in the process of applying to seminaries…i guess that means im in 12th grade–im glad to be able to bring a smile to your face lol but what exactly do you find so funny??
i check the CR to see if it got updated yet but dont lie around doing nothing in the meantime! lol i try to use every minute and stay productive, because the CR can have the opposite effects…..but as noitallmr mentioned, its good just to have a specific time of day or time slot when you go on…for example, i only go on at night.
intellegent: im not sure, correct me if im wrong, but i think bklyn19 is out of high school.
and i dont know i generally dont rant and rave about my fave teachers so i wouldnt know what it sounds like….lol
feivel: was that a joke, or you really dont know what impressment means??
ujm: im pretty sure the war of 1812 was because of the fight over Canadian territory and the borders of the 49th parallel. no one won that war (i know that in Canadian textbooks it says that no one won, but in US textbooks, it says that the US won. lol)
intellegent: you got it 🙂
HaQer: i thought that tzippi meant the 23/1 part to be funny i.e. we post 23 hours a day and sleep for the 24th hour to revive ourselves for the next posting-day
i didnt say the boys act like their rebbeim; they’re just watching their rebbeim drink, and so use it as a license to drink also, but to drink A LOT, and they fail to see that the rebbeim are not going overboard, as they maybe would like to imagine, to use as an excuse. do you see the difference?
im impressed with that spreadsheet. maybe its just cuz im computer-illiterate, but wtvr.
Thanks so much for starting this
yes i know dw i wasnt that insulted lol, but when i hear the word “gossip” i think rechilus and loshon hora…
yashrus20, np. desserts are integral to any meal 🙂
im glad some men are trying to cook, its makes life so much easier for the poor young girls who barely know how to cook lol
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now THAT was inspiring, Joseph. (the MT one)
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ok it was millard fillmore
the one 3 before abe lincoln….one minute
i continue doing all the work that im supposed to be doing, while at the same time looking over my shoulder at my computer…